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UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller
Jorge Rivera
Jorge Rivera
19-9 · USA
VS
Eric Schafer
Eric Schafer
12-6-2 · USA
January 20, 2012 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Jorge Rivera def. Eric Schafer by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 1:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rivera0/40/000:16
Schafer5/72/404:12
R2 · 1:31
Rivera6/130/000:42
Schafer1/20/100:24
Total
Rivera6/170/000:58
Schafer6/92/504:36

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
RiveraWin probabilitySchafer
47.4%52.6%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
19%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Rivera, blue toward Schafer. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rivera47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%39%
Submission4%8%
Decision25%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 6
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Schafer53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%24%
Submission15%29%
Decision25%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 6
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 2
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R220%
R37%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Rivera
69.4%-239
Schafer
+23929.1%
Most takedownstie 39.3%
Rivera
21.7%+180
Schafer
-18039.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 39.3
39.5
Over 39.5
42.1%
+138
Under 39.5
57.9%
-138
05099
Schafer
Expected: 24.7
24.5
Over 24.5
43.1%
+132
Under 24.5
56.9%
-132
03162
Takedowns — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.3%
+210
Under 0.5
67.7%
-210
035
Schafer
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.7%
+165
Exactly 1
16.0%
push
Under 1
52.2%
-165
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.5 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Rivera47.4%41.8%+5.6+135
Schafer52.6%58.2%−5.6-145

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
70.6Striking53.4
Rivera +17.1
47.3Grappling62.3
Schafer +15.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RiveraSchafer
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1528
Pound-for-pound
1487
1529
Divisional
1497
1500
Striking offense
1467
1515
Striking defense
1491
1507
Grappling offense
1508
1506
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
39 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
73"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.41
Strikes landed / min
1.98
50%
Strike accuracy
34%
2.51
Strikes absorbed / min
3.61
57%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.96
Takedowns / 15 min
1.54
50%
Takedown accuracy
35%
65%
Takedown defense
50%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
38%
-2
Win/loss streak
-3
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
57%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
167
Days since last fight
104
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jorge Rivera
  • LConstantinos PhilippouS-DEC R3
    Close -1355mo before
  • LMichael BispingKO/TKO R2
    Close +26011mo before
  • WNate QuarryKO/TKO R2
    Close +1901y 10mo before
  • WRob KimmonsKO/TKO R3
    Close +1432y 3mo before
  • WNissen OsterneckS-DEC R3
    Close -1632y 10mo before
Eric Schafer
  • LAaron SimpsonU-DEC R3
    Close +3553mo before
  • LJason BrilzU-DEC R3
    Close +1401y 10mo before
  • LRyan BaderU-DEC R3
    Close +3232y 3mo before
  • WAntonio MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close -1333y before
  • WHouston AlexanderSUB R1
    Close +2013y 4mo before
Rivera — win / loss by method
Record: 19-9-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
13 wins, 5 losses
W
68% of wins
L
56% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
11% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
11% of losses
UFC
7win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(43%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(43%) 3
3 (43%)Decision(14%) 1
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0
Schafer — win / loss by method
Record: 12-6-2

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
50% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
9win1loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (56%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (11%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rivera
Schafer
14
UFC fights
8
109.1 min · 7.8 avg
Octagon time
68.1 min · 8.5 avg
25y 1m
Career length
28y 1m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Rivera
Schafer
218W–45L · 82.9%
Overall
85W–17L · 83.3%
129W–32L · 80.1%
Wins
27W–9L · 75.0%
89W–13L · 87.3%
Losses
58W–8L · 87.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rivera
Schafer
58W–27L · 68.2%
Overall
55W–48L · 53.4%
40W–19L · 67.8%
Wins
54W–48L · 52.9%
18W–8L · 69.2%
Losses
1W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Rivera
Schafer
4.92
Landed / min
1.93
34.0%
Accuracy
20.5%
70.8%
Defense
65.7%
1.10
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
21.2%
Time at distance
45.7%
Grappling & control
Rivera
Schafer
0.96
Takedowns / 15 min
1.54
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
35.0%
64.9%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.14
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.98
55.2%
Control share
45.2%
Strike target map
Rivera
  • Head64%(237)div 63%
  • Body23%(86)div 20%
  • Legs13%(49)div 17%
Schafer
  • Head79%(107)div 63%
  • Body13%(18)div 20%
  • Legs7%(10)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Jorge Rivera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Eric Schafer
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.